Today’s marine forecast for the coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, from the National Weather Service.

TODAY S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SE 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog. A chance of tstms. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less.

TONIGHT S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 5 seconds and E 3 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM after midnight.

SAT SE winds around 10 kt, becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 5 seconds and E 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog. Rain, mainly in the morning with vsby 1 to 3 NM.

SAT NIGHT NW winds around 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain. Patchy fog in the evening.

SUN W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and NE 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.

SUN NIGHT W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 6 seconds and SE 3 ft at 10 seconds.

MON W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.

Source: National Weather Service, Boston/Norton.